President Biden arrived on Nantucket final night time for Thanksgiving

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Air Power One touched down simply after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

President Joe Biden and first girl Jill Biden step off Air Power One as they arrive in Nantucket on Tuesday night time.
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President Joe Biden will spend Thanksgiving on Nantucket, a greater than 40-year custom, after arriving on the island Tuesday night time.

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Air Power One touched down just after 8 p.m., in line with the Nantucket Present.

The Bidens have been spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket since earlier than they married in 1977, in line with the Related Press. The household is staying on the $34 million luxurious waterfront residence owned by billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group non-public fairness agency.

Biden will apparently attend downtown Nantucket’s tree lighting ceremony on Friday, as Nantucket police posted a notice on Wednesday morning that included U.S. Secret Service safety restrictions. The Bidens attended the tree lighting final yr.

Final yr, the president and first girl Jill Biden and their daughter Ashley, in addition to Biden’s son Hunter, his spouse Melissa, and their younger son Beau went purchasing on Essential Road in downtown Nantucket.

President Joe Biden retailers with first girl Jill Biden and their daughter Ashley Biden in Nantucket, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Susan Walsh / AP – AP Picture/Susan Walsh

The primary household additionally delivered pies to Massachusetts firefighters final yr.

In preparation for the president’s go to this week, “a huge contingent” of Massachusetts State Police Troopers arrived on the island through ferry on Monday, in line with the Nantucket Present.